Shooting feet - Big Pharma gives them both barrels... again!

An impassioned article over at In the Pipeline last week. Derek Lowe tells Big Pharma to go stand in the corner, face the wall, and have a long hard think about its ethics.

From the article:
If we’re going to win back the trust of the general public – which we’ve lost, in case anyone hasn’t noticed – we’re going to have to cut out the shortcuts, stop the doubletalk, and act as if what we’re doing (drug discovery) is something to be proud of. Sure, this is a business – we sell improved health for money, and since it sure costs money to do it, there’s nothing in that transaction to be ashamed about. So why are we acting as if the only way to do business is under the cover of darkness?"

Good question.